diff --git a/sound/soc/amd/acp/acp-mach-common.c b/sound/soc/amd/acp/acp-mach-common.c
index ef784cca13f2..01a0aaa60246 100644
--- a/sound/soc/amd/acp/acp-mach-common.c
+++ b/sound/soc/amd/acp/acp-mach-common.c
@@ -938,15 +938,10 @@ static int acp_max98388_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	struct snd_soc_dai *codec_dai =
 			snd_soc_card_get_codec_dai(card,
 						   MAX98388_CODEC_DAI);
-	int ret;
 
-	ret = snd_soc_dai_set_fmt(codec_dai,
-				  SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBC_CFC | SND_SOC_DAIFMT_I2S |
-				  SND_SOC_DAIFMT_NB_NF);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	return ret;
+	return snd_soc_dai_set_fmt(codec_dai,
+				   SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBC_CFC | SND_SOC_DAIFMT_I2S |
+				   SND_SOC_DAIFMT_NB_NF);
 }
 
 static const struct snd_soc_ops acp_max98388_ops = {
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst-mfld-platform-pcm.c b/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst-mfld-platform-pcm.c
index 9ee4d9926e06..a4c8cbfba096 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst-mfld-platform-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst-mfld-platform-pcm.c
@@ -236,12 +236,7 @@ static int sst_platform_alloc_stream(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 
 	stream->stream_info.str_id = str_params.stream_id;
 
-	ret_val = stream->ops->open(sst->dev, &str_params);
-	if (ret_val <= 0)
-		return ret_val;
-
-
-	return ret_val;
+	return stream->ops->open(sst->dev, &str_params);
 }
 
 static void sst_period_elapsed(void *arg)
diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/smdk_spdif.c b/sound/soc/samsung/smdk_spdif.c
index 2474eb619882..515e4dfc1432 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/smdk_spdif.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/smdk_spdif.c
@@ -130,12 +130,8 @@ static int smdk_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		return ret;
 
 	/* Set S/PDIF uses internal source clock */
-	ret = snd_soc_dai_set_sysclk(cpu_dai, SND_SOC_SPDIF_INT_MCLK,
-					rclk_rate, SND_SOC_CLOCK_IN);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	return ret;
+	return snd_soc_dai_set_sysclk(cpu_dai, SND_SOC_SPDIF_INT_MCLK,
+				      rclk_rate, SND_SOC_CLOCK_IN);
 }
 
 static const struct snd_soc_ops smdk_spdif_ops = {
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-dsp.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-dsp.c
index e9f092f082a1..b9b2bdff4ccb 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-dsp.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-dsp.c
@@ -1114,11 +1114,7 @@ static int hda_dsp_s5_quirk(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev)
 	usleep_range(500, 1000);
 
 	/* Restore state for shutdown, back to reset */
-	ret = hda_dsp_ctrl_link_reset(sdev, true);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	return ret;
+	return hda_dsp_ctrl_link_reset(sdev, true);
 }
 
 int hda_dsp_shutdown_dma_flush(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev)